First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator

Job Details

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college. We are proud to offer a highly personalized education that centers on deep and sustained interactions among students, faculty, and community.

Title: First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator

Position Purpose:

Bates College is seeking a First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator to oversee the Annual Entering Students Orientation Program (AESOP) that is an essential part of new student orientation. The First-Year Experience AESOP Coordinator supports the implementation of Leadership Week & AESOP trips, managing the AESOP website, responding to email inquiries, and supporting other areas of outdoor education and First-Year Experience programs. This is a temporary position.

Job Duties:

• Incorporate the tenants of equity, inclusion, access, and risk management in all areas of work.
• Provide First-Years and their families with effective communication and resources.
• Supervise AESOP Coordinators with designing and planning Leadership Week and AESOP Trips, including building trip itineraries and matching first-year students with an AESOP trip based on interest and skill level.
• Develop and facilitate workshops and training blocks that provide consistent information and resources to all student leaders.
• Coordinate and designs a summer communication strategy for first-year students and their families, assists in the implementation of this strategy.
• Collaborates with campus partners on AESOP program design.
• Oversee gear management.
• Oversee program logistics.
• Update the AESOP website on Wordpress.
• Devise a social media presence for AESOP.
• Additional AESOP projects as assigned.
• Provide assistance as needed with other First-Year Experience and new student orientation projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

Bachelor's degree required.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year experience in outdoor programs and education including at Bates and/or other outdoor programs, undergraduate experience in outdoor education, recreation, trip leading, student or outdoor leadership positions, etc.
• Commitment to supporting students from underrepresented groups, including students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, first-generation-to-college students, LGBTQ+ identified individuals, and low-income students.
• Commitment to supporting young adults and their families in the transition to a residential college environment through the context of AESOP.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Excellent judgment and awareness for interpersonal dynamics.
• Ability to view all programs with an equity and risk management lens.
• Knowledge of general or specialized outdoor activities such as; backpacking, hiking, biking, canoeing, skiing, etc.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships with clientele such as students, families, staff, faculty, external vendors, and co-workers.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal & listening) skills.
• Ability to effectively engage with diverse personalities and manage difficult situations.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational, tracking, and assessment skills including proficiency in basic data management systems and basic computer software (e.g., Microsoft Word and Excel, Power Point, WordPress [website], Google docs, email and calendaring.)
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to adapt and explore multiple avenues to a solution.